Gumla: A court in Jharkhand's Gumla district sentenced 19 women to life in a nine year-old witchcraft related murder case. The court of District and Session Judge-I Durgesh Chandra Awasthy on Wednesday also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of the 19 women for beating Berjania Indwar and Ignesia Indwar to death for practising witchcraft on June, 11, 2013.
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The convicted women had summoned a meeting in Karaundajor village under Bharno police station following the death of a villager and held that alleged black magic being practised by the victim duo was responsible for the death and beat the two women to death. A day after the incident, the daughter of one of the victims registered an FIR against the 19 women. (PTI)
